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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1963
Page
10
A school article explains why kids are drawn to matches. It distinguishes friction and safety matches and describes how friction creates heat, igniting paraffin and wood, while safety matches rely on chemicals like antimony sulfide and potassium chlorate to start the flame.
The text traces early match development from John Walker in 1827 to Charles Sauria in 1831 and the use of phosphorous. It then shifts to light humor about riding a polite horse and dream jokes. It ends with a puzzle about changing the first word to the last in four moves and a note about sending riddles and jokes to a newspaper page.
The Alabama drought hurting vegetable crops will reduce farm incomes. Agriculture Commissioner A W Todd warned it will take about 60 days after rain for crops to mature and potential cold weather could permanently damage them. Foresters expect more fires with fewer burned acres.
Barbara Main of Sioux Falls Ss D is declared the winner in a local contest. Details of vote or further results are not provided in the available text.
In Bay Minette Alabama an 11 year old boy died at his home after a pistol he found discharged. Dene Dobbs son of Mrs Faye Robinson by a previous marriage was found with a bullet wound through the head and died thirty minutes later. Authorities say the 38 caliber pistol was under the mattress and the tragedy occurred while the child played with it.
Regional campus system includes 12 government run institutions with four in Southern states. Facilities range from Naval Academy and Virginia Law School program to Foreign Service Institute and graduate schools. About 46,000 students studied in 1962 at a cost of $128 million, with programs mirroring civilian universities and targeted military and diplomatic training.
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